John remained perfectly calm after being caught red-handed.
After all, he had permission.
Wong could hardly believe the Sorcerer Supreme had actually lent out the Eye of Agamotto.
It was the most important object in all of Kamar-Taj.
Tampering with time was taboo, fraught with countless paradoxes.
Something like the grandfather paradox could leave someone lost in the cracks of time with a single careless mistake.
Or it could split the world into multiple timelines.
Either outcome was extremely dangerous.
But now, looking at the green magic circle wrapped around John's arm, Wong fell silent.
"Take it off." Wong's voice was utterly stern.
He struck his clenched fists together, and Kamar-Taj's magic circles coiled around his hands, forming two fan-shaped weapons.
Judging by his stance, he intended to force John to surrender the Eye of Agamotto.
"Didn't the Ancient One tell you I could use it freely?" John looked bemused. The Ancient One had been a little sloppy about this.
He waved a hand casually. "Relax. I'm not taking it anywhere. Just let me study it for a while."
"Take it off, Wizard King." Wong stubbornly maintained his fighting stance.
John raised an eyebrow, closed his book, and looked up at Wong.
Wong attacked.
He had to ensure the Eye of Agamotto's safety.
He charged at John, the round magic circles in his hands sharp enough to cut.
John stepped back, dodging the incoming attack.
Despite his sizable belly, Wong was remarkably agile.
The magic in his hands shifted freely between different forms of attack, and a spinning disc flew toward John.
Just before it reached him, a Shield Charm deflected it.
Wong leaped up and caught it, turning the disc into a long whip that lashed down.
John raised his right hand slightly, and a burst of force sent